Selected quad for the lemma: war_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
war_n	england_n	king_n	normandy_n	1,981	5	11.2601	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43488	Observations vpon historie by W.H., Esq.	Habington, William, 1605-1654.	1641 (1641)	Wing H166; ESTC R20802	24,559	176

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